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My little girl is actively eating, "talking" with ba, da, & ma, and she's scooting like she's trying to get up to crawl. She hasn't really shown any interest in sitting up. Any advice? Or am I just paranoid? She is very active with tummy time (rolls A LOT) and bounces in her free-standing bouncer. I feel like I gave her toys that are putting the cart before the horse so-to-speak.View Thread

I've just been inforned that the mother of my beautiful granddaughter is putting her in time out. She places...

Posted by An_251665

I've just been inforned that the mother of my beautiful granddaughter is putting her in time out. She places her in her high chair and turns her to the corner. Am I just being an over protective grandmother, or is this the craziest thing you've ever heard?View Thread

My 6 1/2 month old, is growing so quick in size...he is our little chuncker. I take him to the doctor today because he has always been congested and wheezing since the day he has been born....In December he has started with repeating ear infections. We went to the ENT and they schedule the surgery for tomorrow....well, now it is cancelled because of my son's breathing.

The Dr today tells me that they think our son has Cystic Fibrosis. I am now a nervous wreck. I don't know what to do. We are going to see a pulmonologist at CHOP but that appointment isn't for another 2 1/2 months. I am just so confused....May be someone out there can help????View Thread

I'm a first time mom of 6 month old baby. He's Jacob Zachary and is my first baby. I'm really bothered about the mosquito bites he's getting and after some period of time it'll turn black. I'm not sure if it will still fade or not. Pls help for the possible ointment I could use for my baby's bites.View Thread

I have been givin a collection of bottle types and nipples ( man there are so many out there) but My girl Sophia Isabelle is just not having it!!!...I don't know what else to do...any help???View Thread

I have a baby that is almost 8months old and he doesn;t sleep all nite yet. Have tryed everything. I don't know what more I can do. There is times he gets up every hour on the hour. Then there is times he gets up every three hours. I need helpView Thread

I am hoping that some experienced parents are able to help me. I have a 7 month old (first baby) daughter who goes to daycare full time. she is a happy healthy baby, she is always smiling. lately though she has been entering the 'attachment/stranger anxiety' phase. I am worried that she wont think of me as 'mom' but just another caretaker. i feel extremely guilty about leaving her everyday, but i have no other choice...when i am with her, i do whatever i can to let her know that i am mommy. i hug her, kiss her, sing to her, play with her etc. its just very hard to know that now is the time where she is recognizing people and she doesnt see me all day... any suggestions as to how i can ease my guilt? thank youView Thread

My 7 month old takes about 10-15 oz per day of formula. I had to quit breastfeeding her at 6 months because she never wanted to nurse and lost my supply. Shes a horrible eater and always has been. It took forever to finally find a formula that shell drink. Will only eat sweet potatoes and sometimes rice cereal. I offer her different types of food and her milk ALL DAY LONG! Im just starting to really worry about her kidneys because she only has maybe two wet diapers a day along with maybe two very small poops. Today she only had 1 wet diaper and when she pooped there was no pee in it. I dont know what to do anymore. Been to the pediatrician so many times. Her weight is great 19lb 4oz. I really have no idea how shes gaining weight. Should I be worried about her kidneys?? or anything else underlying possibly? Oh and she only really takes her bottle when shes sleeping and basically doesnt know that shes taking it. Its very strange that she hates to eat! And Im literally losing hair over this. Please help!View Thread

Help!!! My 6 month old is not interested in eating! She is doing well at her Peds checkups (steadily gaining...

Posted by An_249826

Help!!! My 6 month old is not interested in eating! She is doing well at her Peds checkups (steadily gaining weight... no sicknesses) and currently has 1 tooth breaking through. On a good day... she only takes three 4oz bottles during the day with a 6oz bottle at night. During the day she may take in up to 8tbsn of oatmeal (at different times) and we have just started introducing her to fruits and veggies but she hasn't eaten them in any significant amounts (not too fond of them yet). I have been told by many others that their babies eat 6 to 8oz bottles 4-5x daily along with some food throughout the day. I'm so frustrated!! Remember,,, I said that she eats like this on a good day... today is a BAD day!! She only ate about 3oz with her first bottle... 3.5oz with her second bottle and 3oz with her third... and has not taken any solids today!!! Really worried! This has been going on for months now... I keep hoping she will become more interested but no luck! Me pediatrician doesn't seem concerned because she is meeting growth requirements but it just doesn't seem right to me..... ANY HELP out there???

Help!!! My 6 month old is not interested in eating! She is doing well at her Peds checkups (steadily gaining...

Posted by An_249826

Help!!! My 6 month old is not interested in eating! She is doing well at her Peds checkups (steadily gaining weight... no sicknesses) and currently has 1 tooth breaking through. On a good day... she only takes three 4oz bottles during the day with a 6oz bottle at night. During the day she may take in up to 8tbsn of oatmeal (at different times) and we have just started introducing her to fruits and veggies but she hasn't eaten them in any significant amounts (not too fond of them yet). I have been told by many others that their babies eat 6 to 8oz bottles 4-5x daily along with some food throughout the day. I'm so frustrated!! Remember,,, I said that she eats like this on a good day... today is a BAD day!! She only ate about 3oz with her first bottle... 3.5oz with her second bottle and 3oz with her third... and has not taken any solids today!!! Really worried! This has been going on for months now... I keep hoping she will become more interested but no luck! Me pediatrician doesn't seem concerned because she is meeting growth requirements but it just doesn't seem right to me..... ANY HELP out there???

I have a 7minth old who has had a cough at night and in the mornings and has been going on for about 1-2...

Posted by An_249547

I have a 7minth old who has had a cough at night and in the mornings and has been going on for about 1-2 weeks now.. It has gotten to the point where he has thrown up/spit up with the cough. I have a humitifier in his room and have elevate the head of his bed but nothing seems to be helping. Is there something I can give him to help or should I take him to the doctor?View Thread

This is my husband's and I first child. She is now 6 months and is the best little baby. I was wondering what...

Posted by An_249236

This is my husband's and I first child. She is now 6 months and is the best little baby. I was wondering what exactly am I suppose to be feeding her. She eats now 8 oz of formula 4 times a day and 4 oz of baby food once a day. When am I suppose to increase the baby food and decrease the bottle?View Thread

My 6 month old daughter shakes her head like its sour every time I try to feed her baby food. Doesn't matter the kind I give her. She also did it today when I gave her a Gerber puff...also she hasn't even really been eating the baby food, which dr said was ok. But I haven't had the chance to ask him about the shaking,View Thread

Our little boy has never been an ideal sleeper, but for about the past 10 days, he's been waking up 5-6 times...

Posted by An_247605

Our little boy has never been an ideal sleeper, but for about the past 10 days, he's been waking up 5-6 times per night. Sometimes it's just a quick cry and he goes to sleep with no help. Sometimes he needs just a little rub on the back to help him settle back down. Other times it takes 10 minutes of rocking and eventually nursing to get him back to sleep. We've been keeping a log to try to find any patterns and haven't found any.

I've tried researching online and have found references to an eight month sleep regression, tied to the many, many developmental milestones babies tackle at this age. Ours has certainly been checking a lot off the list.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any advice? Any hope that we'll eventually get out of this pattern?View Thread

Our little boy has never been an ideal sleeper, but for about the past 10 days, he's been waking up 5-6 times...

Posted by An_247605

Our little boy has never been an ideal sleeper, but for about the past 10 days, he's been waking up 5-6 times per night. Sometimes it's just a quick cry and he goes to sleep with no help. Sometimes he needs just a little rub on the back to help him settle back down. Other times it takes 10 minutes of rocking and eventually nursing to get him back to sleep. We've been keeping a log to try to find any patterns and haven't found any.

I've tried researching online and have found references to an eight month sleep regression, tied to the many, many developmental milestones babies tackle at this age. Ours has certainly been checking a lot off the list.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any advice? Any hope that we'll eventually get out of this pattern?View Thread

DS seems to be totally over his bottle and he's only 6 1/2 months old! We started solids around 5 1/2 months and he took to them well... a little too well actually. He doesn't have much interest in his bottle any more even when he hasn't had anything in hours (like first thing in the morning). I know he still needs the nutrition from formula and I'm wondering how much he should be getting in this transition into solid foods.View Thread

hi ladies, i love coming here to learn but i after being invited to a group where you get to meet moms, share everyday any concerns or questions, i thought i would let you all know about it...its a geat group incase anyone is interested...i hope its ok to share since its very helpful to get all the tips and advice we can below is the link

hi ladies, i love coming here to learn but i after being invited to a group where you get to meet moms, share everyday any concerns or questions, i thought i would let you all know about it...its a geat group incase anyone is interested...i hope its ok to share since its very helpful to get all the tips and advice we can below is the link

My girlfriend's son has these symptoms. Has medicine and a nebulizer for albuterol. He wakes up worse then when he's been nebulized and cleaned up. Then he does ok. But mornings are bad. We have a camping trip with my whole family planned for tomorrow. It is on my uncles property so there is a house nearby and all the amenity's to take care of him. The nearest hospital is in Klamath falls , 40 miles away. I think we should be ok just take care of him and do all the necessary things. We could even stay in the house if necessary because he is only 8 months old. She's concerned that he is too sick. Does anybody have an opinion on this subject. It would be very appreciated. He will be ill no matter where he is and as long as we take care of him. I figured the great outdoors and fresh air might actually do him some good. Thanks for any comments!View Thread

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